This project was shelved in February of 2025, with only four prototypes produced in December of 2024. I will be selling three of the four prototypes through Arizona Custom Knives, for $400 per knife, in an attempt to recover a portion of my prototyping costs. They will be available soon. Considering the rarity and quality of this knife I believe this is a good price.
I planned to offer the production model for $100, which was an extremely fair price, considering the processes and materials to be used. Unfortunately, there were too many roadblocks and I just couldn't get the word out that the knife even existed. I won't go into deep detail, except to say that if you are considering crowdfunding a project like this, don't do it, unless you have a fairly large advertising budget, or a huge social media following.
The MK 0 (pronounced Mark Zero) was the evolution of a custom design that came about 1991, while I was serving in the US Navy, during Operation Desert Storm. That knife had a D2 blade and Dymondwood handle scales.
The main ideas surrounding this knife were affordability and usability. My knives are purpose-built, for that reason the price needed to reflect that purpose. No one is going to use a ridiculously expensive piece of equipment in a situation where it will likely be damaged.
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This set of drawings shows the MK 0 after several refinements were made. All dimensions are in millimeters. |
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An exploded view, showing cutouts, which were a suggestion by my engineer. |
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VG-10 steel was used, as you can see on the blade markings. |
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This side is marked Morey MK 0 |
